· Private foundation
The Irmgard Cheek Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k11 grants · $28k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CHALLENGED SAILORS SAN DIEGO | $15,090 |
| LA COUNTY SCIENCE & ENG FAIR | $6,000 |
| CHILDRENS DISCOVERY MUSEUM | $5,000 |
| SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY | $5,000 |
| FRIENDS OF DESERT MOUNTAINS | $2,500 |
| FAMILY YMCA OF THE DESERT | $2,500 |
| UCLA FOUNDATION | $2,000 |
| PALM SPRINGS FRIENDS OF PHILHARMONIC | $1,500 |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PALM DESERT | $1,000 |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | $1,000 |
| USS MIDWAY MUSEUM | $750 |
| FOLDS OF HONOR | $250 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $3k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +253% since the first grant, against +57% for those funded once.
3 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 0 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 21% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $32k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- TSTHE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION2× · 2023–2024 · $6k · revenue -45%
- FOFRIENDS OF DESERT MOUNTAINS2× · 2023–2024 · $5k
- ALANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE2× · 2023–2024 · $2k · revenue +253%
Funded once
- LDLIVING DESERT THEgraduatedone grant, 2023 · $108 · revenue +57%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Mission: the mission of san diego opera is to deliver exceptional performances and exciting, accessible programs to diverse audiences, focusing on community partnerships, and the transformative and expressive power of the human voice. as…
Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
San diego zoo wildlife alliance is committed to saving species worldwide by uniting our expertise in wildlife care and conservation science with our dedication to inspiring passion for nature.
Palm springs art museum creates transformative experiences that expand our understanding of ourselves and the world. palm springs art museum has a wide-reaching and growing permanent collection of over 12,000 objects rooted in modern and…
The museum of contemporary art san diego invites all audiences to experience our world, our region, and ourselves through the prism of contemporary art.
Conserving nature through science and discovery.
To support the social, recreational, cultural and education programs and facilities, both on campus and in the community, and to advocate for student interests, provide leadership opportunities and participate in shared governance.
The san diego municipal employees association (sdmea) is dedicated to being a strong and effective advocate for san diego city employees. sdmea is united to improve employees' standard of living and promote their fair treatment by…
We inspire and educate young minds through engaging science-based programs and exhibits to create a meaningful impact on the communities we serve.
The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…
We inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the sonoran desert.
The Culver City Symphony Orchestra strives to enlighten and inspire the diverse citizenry of Culver City and the Los Angeles area through the presentation of orchestral music concerts, to present works of American composers, and to…
How this is measured
10 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 10 of the 13 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds CHALLENGED SAILORS SAN DIEGO INC ↗
- Who funds THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION ↗
- Who funds FAMILY YMCA OF THE DESERT ↗
- Who funds ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE ↗
- Who funds UCLA FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds PALM SPRINGS FRIENDS OF PHILHARMONIC ↗
- Who funds HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PALM DESERT ↗
- Who funds USS MIDWAY MUSEUM ↗
- Who funds FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds LIVING DESERT THE ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Irmgard Cheek Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Irmgard Cheek Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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